Dan Hedaya

Dan Hedaya

Known for

Acting

Born

July 24, 1940 (age 86)

Birthplace

Brooklyn, New York, USA

Biography

Dan Hedaya (born July 24, 1940) is an American actor. While a student at Tufts University, he began performing at the campus theater. He often plays sleazy villains or uptight, wisecracking individuals; two of his best-known roles are as a cuckolded husband in the Coen brothers' crime thriller Blood Simple, and the scheming Nick Tortelli on the sitcom Cheers.

Best known work

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

2016

The Usual Suspects

The Usual Suspects

1995

Mulholland Drive

Mulholland Drive

2001

Alien Resurrection

Alien Resurrection

1997

The Addams Family

The Addams Family

1991

Robots

Robots

2005

Clueless

Clueless

1995

Gotham

Gotham

2014

Commando

Commando

1985

Ransom

Ransom

1996

Filmography

2026
Influenced
as Morty
2022
Slapface
as Sheriff John Thurston
2021
The God Committee
as Emmett Granger
2021
Funny Face
as Benj
2018
The Big Take
as Frank Maniscalpo
2016
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
as Red
2015
Black Dog, Red Dog
as Norman
2014
The Humbling
as Asa
2014
GothamTV
as Detective Dix (2 episodes)
2014
Last Week Tonight with John OliverTV
as Dam Inspector (1 episode)
2013
Clutter
as Walter Bickford
2013
Golden BoyTV
as Francis Diaco (1 episode)
2012
The Normals
as Ragnar
2012
The Mindy ProjectTV
as Alan Castellano (2 episodes)
2011
Too Big to Fail
as Congressman Barney Frank
2011
Person of InterestTV
as Bernie Sullivan (1 episode)
2010
The Extra Man
as Aresh
2008
Lipstick JungleTV
as Dimitri Pappademos (1 episode)
2007
The Warrior Class
as Rand
2006
Strangers with Candy
as Guy Blank
2006
The Book of DanielTV
2006
The Good Student
as Gabe
2005
Pizza My Heart
as Vinnie Montebello
2005
Robots
as Mr. Gunk (voice)
2003
American Cousins
as Settimo